Jack Bernstein on Writing for Television vs Writing for Film - video

Writer and producer Jack Bernstein, known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV shows such as Monk and NCIS: New Orleans , started out writing for television before moving on to feature films. His preferred format is television due to a few key differences. Films must tell the full story with a beginning, middle, and end in just a couple of hours, where a television show has the whole season to tell the full story. While screenwriters might get more recognition for their work...